Saltcellar



OC. 17, R G SCHWARZ' E' AL SALTCELLAR Filed June 24, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct. 17, 1933 F I UNITED STATES l PATENT OFFICEy i SALTCELLAR.

Robert G. Schwarz, New Orleans, La., and Adolph H. Vorbusch, Pass Christian, Miss. I

`ApplicationJune 24, 1932.Y Serial No. 619,134

4 Claims. (c1. 65.-,57)

Theinvention relates to Vsalt cellars, and hasv salt cellar, which is provided with a conventional for'its object to providea device of this characform of removable perforated cap 2. ter with a slidably mounted member within the It has been found that salt and other condicellar, and adapted to reciprocate as the cellar ments become solidified within the cellars, paris reciprocated during the shaking operation for ticularly in damp weather, and to'overc'omethis 60 breaking up salt which may'become solidied objection, and at the same time break upthe within the cellar incident to dampness and the material during a shaking operation, a slidable like. r land axially movable weight 3 is provided, land A further object is to provide yieldable means which weight is slidably mounted on the axially 104 cooperating With the slidable member for taking disposed shaft 4, the ends of which terminate in 65 3.

up the shock of the slidable member, particuhelical spring members 5, which assist in absorblarly as it reaches its ends of reciprocation. ing the shock during the reciprocation of the A further object is to slidably mount the slidweight 3, and also assist in breaking up the maable member on an axially disposed shaft within terial as they ex. Weight 3 is provided with rathe cellar and terminating in coiled portions for vdial arms 6, which extend outwardly into mate- 7011" taking up the shock, Also to provide coiled rial during the reciprocation of the weight for springs around the shaft and interposed between facilitating the breaking up operation, and it the slidable member and the helical springs at will be seen that the arms 6 will assume different the ends of the shaft, radial positions as the weight 3 is rotatably X: A further object is to provide the slidable mounted on the Shaft 4. Interposed between 751".`

member with radial agitating arms for breaking the Weight 3 and the Spring members 5, and up the cellar contents, around the shaft 4 are coiled springs 7, which are With the above and other objects in view the alternately compressed by the weight 3 during invention resides in the combination and arthe Shaking Operatien, and` alternately allowed rangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, t0 eXp-and, and Which action Will furtheragtate 80"? shown in the drawings, described and claimed, the material in the receptacle 1, insuring a line it being understood that changes in the precise breaking up Operation.

embodiment of the invention may be made with- Referring t0 Figures 3 and 4 wherein a modiin the scope of what is claimed without departlied ferm iS ShOWn, in this ferm the Weight 3 ing from the Spirit of the invention with its radial arms 6 is slidably mounted on an 85 In the drawings: axially disposed shaft 8, having shoulders 9 for Figure lis a vertical transverse sectional view limiting the mcvement 0f the Weight, thereby through the cenar, eliminating the spring action if desired. The Figure 2 is a horizontal Sectional View taken ends ofthe shaft 8 are provided with radial arms ss'on line 2-2 of Figure 1, showing the slidable 10 for assisting in the breaking up openitioi'l.v 9o' member in top plan View Referring to the modified forms shown in Fig- Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view lies 5 and 6, the agitatiiig dcVlcc cQmDIiSeS 'a through another form of the invention coiled spring 11, which coiled spring, intermedl- Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken at@ its ends, iS prOVided With a lOOp 12, in One 0f 40 on 11n@ 4 4 of Figure 3 its convolutions, and which loop is received in-a 95 Figure 5V is a vertical transverse sectional view channel 13 0f a Weight memheryll, Which iS prefthrough another form `of the device erably spherical shaped, therefore it will beseen Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken that this device can be cheaply manufactured and on line 6 6 of Figure 5. sold, and it consists of only two parts. During Figure 7 shows a vertical transverse sectional the Shaking '0peratl0n, the Spring endS On OppO- 100 view through a further form of the device, and site sides of the weight 14 will be alternately similar to Figure 5 with the exception of the compressed and expanded and all 0f the Spring use of a helical spring for a tapered cellar. convolutions as well as the weight will agitate Figure 8 is a vertical transverse sectional view the material in the salt cellar.

through a cellar showing a further form of the Referring to the modified formshown in Fig- 105 device. ures 7, 8 and 9, and particularly to Figure 7,*the Figure 9 is a horizontal sectional View taken structure is the same as in Figure 5, with the on line 9-9 of Figure 8. exception that the spring 11a is helically shaped Referring to the drawings, and particularly to and is particularly adapted for use in a tapered Figures 1 and 2, the numeral 1 designates the receptacle 15. It will be noted that the lower end 110` f of the spring 11a can be contracted by a twisting operation, until it will pass through the restricted neck 16 of the cellar, otherwise the operation of the device is the same as in Figure 5, and the same numerals apply thereto.

Referring to the modifications shown in Figures 8 and 9, the axial shaft 16 terminates in coiled spring ends 1'7, and the Weight 3 is slidably mounted on the shaft 16 and receives a shock absorbing effect when it reaches the ends of the shaft 16, during the shakingv operation, incident to the compression of the spring 17. the Weight is provided with U-shaped arms 18, extending outwardly from the ring 19 disposed in the weight channel 20. It will be noted that the ring 14 and the U-shaped arms 18 are formed from a single piece of wire bent to form and from spring material.

From the above it will be seen that an agitating device is provided in a salt cellar in the form of a weight reciprocating member, positively guided in its reciprocation and provided with spring means, which not only absorb the shock of the weight means, but also acts as a breaking up'instrument and prevents the Weight member from damaging the salt cellar. K n

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new anduseful isz-' In this form yvice in said cellar, said device comprising an axouter convolutions.

spring convolutions and coiled springs surrounding the shaft and interposed between the weight member and the spring convolutions of the ends of the shaft. f Y

2. The combination with a salt cellar receptacle having a discharge end, of an agitating deially disposed shaft, said shaft at its ends terminating in axially ,disposed spring convolutions, coiled springs surrounding the shaft and a weight member slidably mounted on the shaft and interposed between the coiled springs.

3. A device as set forth in claim 2 wherein the spring convolutions at the ends of the shaft are helically shaped and tapering in opposite directions outwardly thereby forming relatively large 4. A device as set forth in claim 2 wherein the weight is provided witha'plurality-of radially disposed agitator arms.

- ROBERT G. SCHWARZ.

ADOLPH H. voRBUsCH.y 

